Justice Quotes

What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.

27299 quotes

"A just cause will find allies even in the most unlikely places."
Skanderbeg
"To accept injustice is to become complicit in it."
Skanderbeg
"The echoes of a just cause will outlast the cries of its enemies."
Skanderbeg
H
"Thy kinsmen and thy friends attainted and condemned for reason"
Henry V
H
"To be valiant is to be just"
Henry V
C
"The greatest weapon is not steel, but the will to use it justly."
Charles Martel
C
"To rule justly is far harder than to rule through force alone."
Charles Martel
C
"History remembers the winners, but God judges the just."
Charles Martel
C
"The test of civilization is how it treats those it has defeated."
Charles Martel
C
"The sword may conquer kingdoms, but justice alone holds them."
Charlemagne
C
"A just law reflects the conscience of a just people."
Charlemagne
C
"The pursuit of justice requires the courage to stand alone."
Charlemagne
"To rule justly is to rule with both firmness and mercy, never favoring one over the other."
Stephen the Great
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and the people will remember this injustice."
Stephen the Great
"A kingdom is only as prosperous as its poorest citizen can hope to become."
Stephen the Great
"To protect the weak from the strong is the first duty of any just ruler."
Stephen the Great
V
"One cannot build a great nation upon the backs of the merciful."
Vlad the Impaler
R
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Richard the Lionheart
R
"Justice must be swift and certain."
Richard the Lionheart
R
"Mercy tempers justice with wisdom."
Richard the Lionheart
S
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Shivaji
S
"The foundation of justice is good faith."
Shivaji
S
"The true test of civilization is how it treats its weakest members."
Shivaji
C
"The greatest law is the law written in the human heart."
Charlemagne
C
"The greatest injustice is to remain silent."
Charlemagne
C
"The heart of justice is the concern for the least among us."
Charlemagne
C
"The hammer of justice strikes hardest when wielded with mercy."
Charles Martel
C
"A kingdom stands on justice, not on gold or glory."
Charles Martel
C
"A just law endures longer than a tyrant's whim."
Charles Martel
C
"The sword may conquer land, but only justice can conquer hearts."
Charles Martel